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ArticleUrology case reports2025

Acute renal failure in the setting of bilateral ureteral obstruction secondary to plasmacytoid variant urothelial cell carcinoma.

Madison Dale, Claudia Studebaker-DeMartino, Rocco Morabito, Vincent Graffeo

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Madison DaleWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 400 N Lee St, Lewisburg, WV, 24901, United States.
Claudia Studebaker-DeMartinoWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 400 N Lee St, Lewisburg, WV, 24901, United States.
Rocco MorabitoSaint Mary's Medical Center, 2900 1st Ave, Huntington, WV, 25702, United States.
Vincent GraffeoSaint Mary's Medical Center, 2900 1st Ave, Huntington, WV, 25702, United States.

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Abstract

Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) is an aggressive variant of urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) that has a tendency for unique presentation at time of diagnosis. We present a 68-year-old male who developed generalized abdominal pain with an incidental finding of acute renal failure secondary to ureteral strictures. He was subsequently diagnosed with PUC. Management of PUC is multifactorial with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy. Despite these invasive treatments, the prognosis is often significantly inferior to typical UCC. This case demonstrates the need for high clinical suspicion in the setting of unpredicted strictures within the abdomen and pelvis.

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Bilateral hydronephrosisBladder cancerNephrostomy tubePlasmacytoid urothelial cell carcinomaPost renal AKIUreteral strictures

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PMID40520129
PMCPMC12163329

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